tralac Newsletter | May 2021

In this month’s newsletter, we discuss elements of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) negotiations – in particular tariff negotiations, variable geometry, and REC integration – as well as global trade and broader economic governance developments.

tralac has also prepared several intra-Africa trade profiles for African countries, which are updated frequently to reflect the latest available trade data.

Commemorating Africa Day – 2021

25 May 2021 marked Africa Day, when we reflect on the progress that has been achieved in integrating African economies to address our combined challenges and drive growth and economic development. How has the past year been different?

Read more in this tralac Blog by Gerhard Erasmus and Trudi Hartzenberg.

SheGovernsTrade

tralac’s SheGovernsTrade initiative aims to capacitate and empower especially young women policymakers as they contribute to enhance trade governance in Africa.

The development program, more specifically, seeks to increase trade technical skills as well as leadership and professional skills.

The 2021 program is now underway.

tralac Regional Resources

tralac maintains a collection of regional and national trade-related resources and policy documents, including copies of the texts and annexes of regional trade agreements from the African RECs, the AfCFTA, TFTA and African Union.

We also house resources on Africa’s global trade relations, including the Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the EU, BRICS trade, and Brexit.